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1 day ago · Sand dunes in the Sahara, near Merzouga, Morocco. The Sahara is the world's largest desert; it extends across most of the northern part of Africa. Sahara, (from Arabic ṣaḥrāʾ, “desert”) largest desert in the world. Filling nearly all of northern Africa, it measures approximately 3,000 miles (4,800 km) from east to west and between 800 ...
- Sahara - People
Sahara - Nomads, Bedouins, Tuareg: Although as large as the...
- Sahara Summary
Sahara, Largest desert in the world, encompassing almost all...
- Plant Life
Sahara - Flora, Fauna, Ecosystems: Saharan vegetation is...
- Climate
Sahara - Arid, Hot, Desert: The age of the Sahara has been a...
- Animal Life
Sahara - Wildlife, Reptiles, Mammals: Relict tropical fauna...
- Kalahari
Kalahari Desert, large basinlike plain of the interior...
- Namib
Namib, a cool coastal desert extending for 1,200 miles...
- Sahara - People
4 days ago · The Sahara ( / səˈhɑːrə /, / səˈhærə /) is a desert spanning across North Africa. With an area of 9,200,000 square kilometres (3,600,000 sq mi), it is the largest hot desert in the world and the third-largest desert overall, smaller only than the deserts of Antarctica and the northern Arctic.
- 9,200,000 km² (3,600,000 sq mi)
- 1,800 km (1,100 mi)
- 4,800 km (3,000 mi)
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5 days ago · Located in Southern Africa, the Kalahari Desert is the sixth-largest desert in the world and the second largest in Africa after the Sahara. It spans across Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. Unlike its arid reputation, the Kalahari receives more rainfall than the other two deserts, allowing for unique fauna and flora to flourish.
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5 days ago · Essential Facts. Interesting Facts. 01 The Sahara Desert covers an area of 9.2 million square kilometers or 31% of the African continent. 02 At its widest point, the Sahara Desert stretches over a distance of 1,800 kilometers. 03 At its longest point, the Sahara Desert stretches over a distance of 4,800 kilometers.
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4 days ago · A desert is a landscape where little precipitation occurs and, consequently, living conditions create unique biomes and ecosystems. The lack of vegetation exposes the unprotected surface of the ground to denudation. About one-third of the land surface of the Earth is arid or semi-arid.
